Swanage Jazz Festival 2017

Friday 14th to Sunday 16th July 2017
various venues, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 1HE, England MAP
£88 for a weekend stroller ticket

Last updated: Thu 6th Apr 2017

The 28th - and final - Swanage Jazz Festival takes place from Friday 14th until Sunday 16th July 2017 at a variety of venues around the town.

Contrary to the announcement made at the end of this year’s festival that next year’s festival would be on the third weekend, the Festival Board has decided next year’s festival will be held on the regular second weekend in July.

Line-up

Friday
Marquee 1 (Traditional)
7.00-8.15pm Chris Walker Pedigree Jazz Band
8.30-10.30pm Savannah Jazz Band
Marquee 2 (Modern)
7.00-8.40pm Paul Towndrow Quartet
9.00-11.00pm Jean Toussaint Young Lions Quintet
Free Venues Prince Albert Gardens
7.30-8.30pm JO QE
The Crow’s Nest
8.45-11.00pm DAVE BRENNAN JUBILEE JAZZ BAND

Saturday
10.30-11.00am BRASS BAND PARADE from Tourist Information on the sea front, with DAVE BRENNAN’S HERITAGE JAZZ BAND, led by Grand Marshall MALCOM HOGARTH. Bring your decorated umbrellas!
Marquee 1 (Traditional)
11.30-1.30pm New Orleans Heat
1.50-3.40pm TJ Johnson Band
4.00-6.00pm Martin Litton’s Red Hot Peppers
7.30-8.15pm Julian Phillips – (Solo Piano, Blues and Boogie)
8.30-10.30pm Keith Nicols Blue Devils with Joan Viskant
Marquee 2 (Modern)
11.30-1.00pm Andy Hague Silverado Sextet
1.20-2.40pm Amina Figarova Quintet
3.00-4.20pm Darius Brubeck Quartet
4.40-6.00pm Gilad Atzmon/Alan Barnes: The Lowest Common Denominator
7.30-8.40pm Zoe Rahman Solo Piano
9.00-11.00pm Alan Barnes Octet: Fish Tales – The Fishing Tradition Suite
Methodist Church
11.45-1.00pm Freddie Gavita Quartet
1.15-2.30pm Matt Ridley Quartet
3.00-4.20pm Ivo Neame Quartet
4.40-6.00pm Greg Abate with Craig Milverton Trio
7.30-8.45pm Simon Spillett Quartet
9.10-11.00pm Nigel Price Trio with Alex Garnett
Con Club
11.45am-1.30pm Remi Harris Trio with Spats Langham
1.50-3.40pm Sussex Jazz Kings
4.00-5.45pm The Dime Notes
8.00-10.30pm Dart Valley Stompers
Free Venues
The Red Lion
12.00-2.15pm DAVE BRENNAN JUBILEE JAZZ BAND
Prince Albert Gardens
12.00-1.30pm MOUNTBATTEN SCHOOL BIG BAND
The Crow’s Nest
8.30-11.00pm DAVE BRENNAN JUBILEE JAZZ BAND

Sunday
10.30-11.30am Service of gospel music conducted by Leslie Gibbons at the Methodist Church, with Dave Brennan’s Jubilee Jazz Band and Sinead McCabe
Marquee 1 (Traditional)
10.15-11.15am Dorset Youth Jazz Orchestra
11.40-1.00pm Keith Nicols with Amy Roberts and Richard Pite
1.20-3.20pm Dixie Strollers Jazz Band
3.40-5.40pm Old Hat Jazz Band
7.15-8.15pm Dave Brennan Jubilee Jazz Band
8.30-10.30pm John Maddock’s Jazzmen with Sinead McCabe
Marquee 2 (Modern)
11.40-1.00pm Claude Deppa/Claire Hirst Quintet
1.20-2.40pm Arun Ghosh Quintet
3.00-4.20pm Tina May Quartet with guest Art Themen
4.40-6.10pm Alan Barnes, Greg Abate and Art Themen Trio
7.30-8.40pm Liz Fletcher with David Newton, Andy Cleyndert and Clark Tracey
9.00-11.00pm Newton Tracey Octet play 'Bootleg Eric'
Methodist Church
12.30-2.00pm Roger Beaujolais Quartet
2.20-3.50pm Harlem Meer Cats
4.15-5.30pm Laura Jurd Dinosaur
Free Venues:
The Red Lion
12-2.00pm Sarah Bolter and Not Just Sax
The Old Stone Quay
12.00-1.30pm Alton College Bands
Price Albert Gardens
2.00-3.00pm Dorset Youth Jazz Orchestra
White Swan
2.30-4.30pm Dave Brennan’s Jubilee Jazz Band
The Black Swan
3.00-5.00pm Sarah Bolter and Not just Sax